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Training is the best gift you
can give your dog; a friendly, well-behaved dog makes life with
your dog enjoyable and fun for everyone. Plus training is a great
way to bond with your pooch. The experts at DogTime.com put together
some useful tips for fun and easy ways to train your dog.
Housetraining Made Easy The key to rock-solid housetraining is to start
the day your pup comes home and stick with the program. Using
a crate is the easiest method. Here are the basic steps:
1. Take time off to housetrain your puppy.
2. Start using a crate the day you bring her home.
3. Take your puppy outside for a bathroom break every one to
two hours during the day.
4. Plan a middle-of-the-night potty run for young puppies.
5. Shower her with treats and praise when she does a good job.
6. Don't punish your pup for accidents you haven't seen. Click here to get all the details to successful
housetraining.
10 Quick Tips to Basic Obedience We all know that basic
obedience training makes dogs more fun to be around, but there
are other, less obvious, benefits. Obedience training helps your
dog see you as her leader, and it also gives her a mental workout---something
that canines need just as much as physical exercise to stave
off boredom and make them feel useful. And some commands, like
a good recall, may even save your dog's life one day. Here are
some quick, easy tips:
1. Be consistent. Use the same
cue for the same command each time. If you use "come"
one week, "come here" the next, and "come here,
girl" the following, you'll confuse your dog.
2. Start simple and gradually make it harder._Go step-by-step
and give your dog lots of practice getting it right. Start with
an easy command in a familiar place with no distractions. Once
your dog is responding consistently, add what trainers call the
three D's: distance, duration, and distractions. Stand one step
away from your dog, then two steps away; ask for a one-second
stay, then a two-second stay; add a bouncing ball, some treats
scattered on the ground, or another dog or person to the mix.
3. Don't repeat the command. It's easy to do, but it teaches
your dog that she doesn't need to respond promptly to the first
command.
4. Use food treats as lures and rewards. There are many methods
for training, but one of the best is to use dog food treats (not
human food) both as a lure to get your dog where you want her
to go and as a reward for obeying the command. If your dog isn't
that interested in food, try offering verbal praise, a favorite
toy, or a physical reward such as a behind-the-ears scratch or
tummy rub.
To see all 10 tips and more, click here.
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The key to rock-solid housetraining is to start
the day your pup comes home and stick with the program. Using
a crate is the easiest method. Here are the basic steps:
